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10 Dec 2016 12:45:32am

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cont (last part)“why any priest insists on being called Father Whatever.” Again that’s not what I said or the reality. Priests do not insist on anything other than respect, like any human, and the title is but a practical standard or routine within the language. You may as well complain that biblical scholars shouldn’t be called teachers or pastors .. Please think your argument through. There’s probably not much point in me explaining the same answer again and nowhere have you dealt with my answer on that, so here’s another explanation: http://www.catholic.com/tracts/call-no-man-father To highlight the stupidity of the protestant complaint here, is it licit to call your male parent ‘Father’ or not. If you say it is, then point out the Bible verse (Sola Scriptura, the Bible *alone*) saying it is licit or it is an exception to the verse you’ve got the problem with.Next you’ve *not* accepted the fact that Catholics do *not* deify the Virgin Blessed Mother of God and yet you have not presented anything to show that Catholics do in fact, deify our Blessed Mother (cf Jn 19:27) .. you’ve just suggested that falsehood by suggesting that if so, you would be a monkey’s uncle :)And the donkey .. that refers to those with the dopeyness to believe their own interpretations of what they read ie feel is in the Bible.Finally you suggest my soul may be in danger. As a Catholic, I’ve been taught that it could be, indeed the Bible urges me to work out my salvation in fear and trembling and that not all who call, “Lord Lord” will be saved. But to your illogicality, I ask you as a Protestant believing in Faith alone, do you really know me and not believe that my Faith in Jesus as my Lord and Saviour, is as real as yours? If it is as real as yours, how could my soul be in danger? Stand back brother and look again, test your protestant beliefs again and then I pray you have the strength to join us … we’ll welcome you like the Prodigal father!! And if you think my arguments here are hard to answer, test yourself against another Protestant to Catholic convert .. Scott Hahn. His integrity and courage will impress you.